(It could be worse!) You Using the parachute as an aid to storytelling. You have the attention of all because they are holding, the chute. Tell the story using the parachute as an aid. E.g. the following story from the New Testament. ‘One day Jesus and his friends went...
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Sword fighting
Sent in by Jago Burtenshaw ‘Ye old sword fighting with sticks’, simple and very old idea. Each person has a stick and uses it as a pretend sword. The aim is to touch the other player/s with it but to not get touched yourself. Players touched are out. [ED...
Sumo Wrestling – Playscheme Style
Preparation:Large circle at least 4 metres in diameter marked out using chalk or rope. An ideal game for those feeling active and need to lose some steam. Girls, as well as boys, like to play this so don’t be sexist! 🙂 Create a large circle at least 4 metres...
It’s only natural…
a post in February 2019 piqued my interest. It was the above image of the microbial handprint of Tasha Sturm's own 8-year-old child after he had been playing outside... ...outdoor and messy play is important not just for children's development, but health as well.
Hidden worship
This game was originally called “Communist Church” credited to Jason Gross, but attitudes shift and it’s not just Christianity that is persecuted. Essentially it’s a game to put across what it feels like to have to meet in secret because of your religious beliefs. Set up: Needs to be...
Chain Reaction
This game is a good model for children to understand the ‘runaway’ exponential effect of chain reactions. The principle behind nuclear reactors. Children pair up with each other as in Elbow Tag, holding hands or linked arm in arm, and scatter around the playing field/area. One child is chosen...
Night Wide Games
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe There’s something about doing games and activities at night in the dark that makes it just that all the more exciting for children and youth. However if you are organising or taking part in any outdoor night...
play:groundNYC – free play in New York, an embodiment of exploratory learning
I might be in the UK, but became aware of play:groundNYC, an adventure playground on Governors Island, New York, through an article in The Atlantic, (oh the advantages of the internet :-)) which promoted me to investigate further. This was a place after my own heart about children and...
Popcorn
AKA: Eggy We’ve recently installed a ground trampoline which is proving a big success and with it discovering the games that have been invented as various friends come round and introduce them. Popcorn is simple, but fun and the fact that other childre when they come to play, play...
Living Roofs
I’ve had a love of plants and gardens for a ‘long’ time and been wanting to create a living roof of my own as I like them and also see it as a challenge because of the unique environmental challenges it poses to plants. It is also one of...